ROCKFORD, MI -- In downtown Rockford, Heather Baehre mixes cheese dip and hands out samples of parmesan behind a stainless steel countertop. A few doors down, Rian Morgan stands beneath a canopy of ...

People across the stateline joined a nationwide and worldwide walkout Tuesday as part of a “Free America” event organized by ...

As Justin Fern of Urban Equity Properties celebrated his latest $13.5 million venture, he announced that it is merely an incremental step toward his ultimate goal of bringing 15,000 people to live in ...

ROCKFORD, MI — Hotel Rose, a three-story, 54-room hotel under construction in downtown Rockford, has signed another tenant for its ground-floor commercial space. Direct Aesthetics, a wellness and ...

A new grocery store, City Center Market, has opened in downtown Rockford to address a local food desert. The Patel family, longtime owners of Downtown Discount Drugs, fulfilled a decades-long dream by ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A new, “family hangout” is set to open soon in downtown Rockford, across from Prairie Street Brewing Co. The City of Rockford announced Monday that Cahoots Rockford will open ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. — A new apartment complex is coming soon to downtown Rockford. On Friday, a ribbon was cut on Nu-State Apartments, a new development at 119 N. Church St. in downtown Rockford. It is ...

Mudpenny, a coffee shop and restaurant, is preparing for its grand opening after 18 months of planning. The business will be the third location for owner Matt Fuller. "We started the conversation with ...

ROCKFORD, MI — A second restaurant has opened at Hotel Rose, a new 54-room boutique hotel in downtown Rockford. MudPenny, which has locations in Grand Rapids and Ada, celebrated its grand opening at ...

Developer Justin Fern aims to increase downtown Rockford's population to 15,000 residents over the next 20 years. Urban Equity Properties has started a $13.5 million project to redevelop the historic ...